WTF Have I done?

[Khare]

filling the oil up uses 4.5 litres.
I did an oil change with engine flush and my tappes were quiet. Now they started tappeting again though.

[DarnPB]

You lose nothing by using high revs to try to 'pump up' the tappets. Its usual practice but don't destroy the rest of the engine by persuing this avenue if it does not work within a couple of minutes. Also wait till the engine is warmed through.

[Khare]

good point. My engine was at about 50C when i did all this.

[Faraz]

sounds like u left it ticking over at idle for abit? my old driver used to tap its tappity ass off. give it some right foot into the rev limit are sorted that for about 5 minutes. 

suppose the pumps get older they need more revs to get pressure and the tappets they just give up the ghost eventually i guess

Yeah i didnt dare rev it up, it was painful to listen to!  Assuming I fit the new oil pump, refill it and it still sounds tappety, is it safe to drive it like that? (in the hope that the drive might help the tappets 'pump up' again.) Or should I just keep it parked until I get the tappets ordered?

[Faraz]

You lose nothing by using high revs to try to 'pump up' the tappets. Its usual practice but don't destroy the rest of the engine by persuing this avenue if it does not work within a couple of minutes. Also wait till the engine is warmed through.

Thanks for that mate, ignore my last post!

[cняis]

when i fired up my project for the first (and only) time, after being stored for 2 years, the noise was terrible!

given 15 minutes it was purring like a kitten.

so there is hope

[Faraz]

when i fired up my project for the first (and only) time, after being stored for 2 years, the noise was terrible!

given 15 minutes it was purring like a kitten.

so there is hope

I kinda wish I'd given the tappets a few more minutes before taking the sump off now!  The pump may well be fine, but I guess its cheap enough and saves me having to replace it when it fails for real.  Heres hoping I wont need to fork out for tappets after all!  Are GSF generally quick when it comes to delivering these parts?  I really dont want to have to rely on the family workhorse mondeo for too long, im already getting GTi withdrawal symptoms after only 2 days.

[DarnPB]

They send stuff to me in Spain usually within five days or so.

[Dolly]

same/next day 99% of the time

[cняis]

GSF are next working day providing you've ordered before the afternoon